Bethany Childrens Home
Bethany children's home, inc. (bethany), located in Berks county, Pennsylvania, provides administrative and management services, strategic and financial planning, asset management and budgeting services to bethany home, inc. (the home). Bethany home, inc. Operates a twenty-four hour residential care facility for youth in womelsdorf. Bethany springs, llc is a single member limited liability company with bethany home, inc. As its sole member, with all financial activity included with bethany home, inc. Bethany children's home also owns a dairy farm operation incorporated as bethany dairy farm, inc. July 1, 2012. The dairy farm is related to bethany as a result of the financial interrelationship and common management.
Bethany Childrens Home at a glance
In short: Bethany Childrens Home gave $3.3M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $3.3M), mostly in Pennsylvania. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $3,263,249
- +23.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $3,263,249
- +23.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $3,263,249
- Total assets
- $34,508,389
- +4.8% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Pennsylvania (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Bethany Childrens Home funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Bethany Home Inc ($3.3M).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 4 grants of 5 (80%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Bethany Childrens Home gives
- Giving grew 239% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $964K (2022) to $6.6M (2019). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $3.3M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Bethany Home Inc Womelsdorf, PA | To Support Program Services | $3,263,249 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $34,508,389 | $5,275,763 | $4,461,635 | $3,263,249 | 1 | $1,306,435 |
| 2024 | $32,929,499 | $4,784,674 | $3,831,251 | $2,644,987 | 1 | $449,843 |
| 2023 | $30,968,728 | $4,619,835 | $3,854,978 | $2,356,461 | 1 | $182,897 |
| 2022 | $29,165,168 | $5,769,357 | $2,236,089 | $963,807 | 1 | $1,287,747 |
| 2021 | $31,090,634 | $4,495,689 | $2,697,315 | $1,568,431 | 1 | $813,126 |
| 2020 | $26,340,865 | $4,011,538 | $4,577,053 | $3,426,945 | 1 | $649,614 |
| 2019 | $29,281,452 | $5,887,378 | $8,006,016 | $6,640,588 | 1 | $868,301 |
About Bethany Childrens Home
Based on IRS filings
Bethany Childrens Home is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Womelsdorf, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $34.5M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $3.3M. Net investment income was $1.3M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Bethany Childrens Home is led by Joseph Birli, CEO on every filing since 2020; none of the 15 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Joseph Birli
CEO
On filings since 2020
35 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Betsy Adams
Chairperson
Secretary → Secretary & Chairperson, 2021
Secretary & Chairperson → Chairperson, 2022
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Folk
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kimberly Berenotto
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sandra Kolson
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Karahuta
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lori Harvey
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Drew Neidig
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Evelyn Anderson
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Betsy Piazza
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Shannon Meter
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Todd Klinger
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Steve Bobick
Vice Chairperson
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Douglas Yeakle
Treasurer
Director → Director & Treasurer, 2022
Director & Treasurer → Treasurer, 2023
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kedri Metzger
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2023
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (21)
- Former: Kendall Stephens (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Colleen Murphy (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Darryl Cruz (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Laure Larkin (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Hector Feliciano (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Clay Gray (2023) — Director
- Former: Hillary Malone (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Jim Stubblebine (2019–2022) — Treasurer
- Former: Kathleen Peires (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Maria Teresa Caligaris (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Kimberly Kendrick (2022) — Director
- Former: Benson Campbell (2019–2021) — Chairperson
- Former: Jeffrey Werner (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: John Richardson (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Kevin Sndyer (2019–2020) — CEO
- Former: Peter Connors (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Ronald Bashore (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Tyson Frey (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Gregory S. Kalata (2019) — Vice President of Finance
- Former: Jeff Werner (2019) — Director
- Former: Jeffrey Howell Esq. (2019) — Vice Chairperson
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Bethany Childrens Home
How much does Bethany Childrens Home give each year?
Bethany Childrens Home gave $3.3M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $2.6M across 1 grant.
How large is Bethany Childrens Home?
Bethany Childrens Home reported $34.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $5.3M.
What is Bethany Childrens Home?
Bethany Childrens Home is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Womelsdorf, PA. It holds $34.5M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Bethany Childrens Home operate?
Bethany Childrens Home has awarded grants in Pennsylvania.
What is Bethany Childrens Home's EIN?
Bethany Childrens Home's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-1365188. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 14, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 23, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 12, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 13, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 13, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 28, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 20, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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